Damian Hinds has written in the Sunday Telegraph on 21 April, setting out the importance of primary assessment, but also making it clear that it should not be a source of stress.
For those expected to have completed year 11 in 2017, as many as 8.1 per cent of the entire pupil population were subject to moves that cannot be accounted for.
Sutton Trust research shows 32 per cent of senior leaders in primary schools said they’d had to cut teachers, however 72 per cent reported cutting teaching assistants.
Labour says it will consult with teachers and parents to develop a more flexible and practical system of assessment that is tailored to individual pupils
The Scottish Government has announced £340,000 to ensure those children that need it get a nutritious meal and a place to play and socialise during the school holidays.